In this episode, we record live from San Diego at the  2021 Annual Symposium of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) to discuss the field of health informatics.  This is a special episode with a range of important learnings, references, details, and information from some of the leading experts in the field of informatics and public health informatics. We had the opportunity to interview Dr. William Hersh of OHSU to hear about the overall history of informatics and the evolution of AMIA over the decades. We hear fascinating details on  the past, present and future of AMIA and the overall field of health informatics. We also have the opportunity to hear from a leading researcher in the field of Public Health Informatics. Dr. Brian Dixon is the Public Health Informatics Director of Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI. We hear about Dr. Dixon's work at in the field, how Indiana is a leader in the field of public health informatics leadership, and about the future needs of public health informatics. Learn more about Dr. Hersh: https://dmice.ohsu.edu/hersh/#bio Learn more about Dr. Dixon: https://www.regenstrief.org/person/brian-e-dixon/ The Public Health Podcast Network is dedicated to creative solutions and partnerships to improve public health. Learn more about https://publichealthpodcasters.com